Ireland

Varadkar’s personal satisfaction rating fell to 43 percent from 51 percent in October and from 60 percent at the start of 2018, the Irish Times/IPSOS MRBI poll showed. Support for Varakdar’s Fine Gael party fell 3 points to 30 percent but remained the most popular party, the poll showed.Here's The Full Story…

There can be no changes to the Irish “backstop”, an arrangement to avoid a hard border between European Union member Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland after Brexit, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid told Reuters.Here's The Full Story…

“We’ve had 20 years of peace in Ireland, increased North-South co-operation, and the foundation for all of that was the European Union. That’s why for us this is a very different question. This is at a different level for us.” – Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.Here's The Full Story…

Brexit deal marks a clear victory for Ireland — one no-one in Britain saw coming and one which has raised the Irish government’s standing at home and abroad. “The Irish government’s key preferences were all reflected in the divorce settlement,” said Etain Tannam, a senior lecturer at Trinity College Dublin.Here's The Full Story…

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney: “The Irish position remains consistent and very clear that a ‘time-limited backstop’ or a backstop that could be ended by UK unilaterally would never be agreed to by Ireland or the European Union. These ideas are not backstops at all + don’t deliver on previous UK commitments.”Here's The Full Story…

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has secured private concessions from Brussels which would keep Britain in the customs union after Brexit. May will warn Brexiteers that if they reject this deal they will be blamed for causing a potentially very difficult no deal scenario.Here's The Full Story…